Sgt. Jon Varley said an officer responding to a fire alarm activation at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house on Tallawanda Road just after 5:30 a.m. Sunday said they saw people shooting fireworks from the third floor of the Phi Kappa Tau house toward the SAE house.

When fraternity members refused to cooperate with officers, police obtained search warrants for both buildings, Varley said.Officers said they found fireworks, used and unused, in both homes, plus burn marks and a smoldering garbage can in the SAE house.

Varley said officers also found "significant" amounts of drugs, including marijuana and cocaine, along with drug paraphernalia in the houses.

Varley said the incident could have been tragic if the SAE house had caught fire, as some residents slept through the fire alarm.

Criminal charges are pending, though police said they don't know yet when they will be filed. The fire department could also issue citations, and some of the students could be suspended.

The Phi Kappa Tau National Fraternity sent News 5 a statement Tuesday that said the Miami University chapter has been suspended while the allegations are investigated. The statement goes on to say, "The local chapter and the National Fraternity prohibit the keeping of fireworks on the premises of the chapter house, and the local chapter and the National Fraternity forbid the use and/or storage of illegal substances on the premises of the chapter house."